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The Do Son traditional buffalo fighting festival attracted tens of thousands of visitors after the opening ceremony took place on Sunday in the northern city of Haiphong.

UNESCO has named Cao Lanh city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap among the Global Network of Learning Cities, alongside 76 other cities from 43 countries worldwide.

More than 23 million students officially began their 2022-2023 academic year on Monday, when schools across the country kickstarted the new school year.

The central city of Da Nang is recovering by focusing more on branded tourist real estate projects in the first half of 2022.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 1,390 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, raising the national tally to over 11.40 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

A ceremony has been held in Tuyen Quang to receive a UNESCO certificate accrediting Practices of Then by Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority groups in Vietnam as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

‘Memento Mori: Land’ by Marcus Manh Cuong Vu will compete for the New Currents prize at the upcoming Busan Film Festival scheduled to take place from October 5 - 14.

Vietnamese Trade Office in France and the Vietnamese Embassy in France and their partners, have recently introduced the Vietnamese rice brand in hypermarkets in France.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have viewed personnel training for UN peacekeeping operations as a necessary preparation, a high ranking military officer has affirmed.

The Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to recognise Vietnam’s newly issues passport as long as information about the holder’s place of birth is properly added and stamped in the passport.

HCM City topped the country in foreign direct investment in the first eight months of 2022, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 1,595 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 11.40 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi welcomed 28,688 visitors on the morning of the National Day (September 2), according to the management board.

Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been forecasted to serve around 80,000-90,000 tourists during the current National Day holiday.

Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will operate more trains for people wanting to return to Hanoi after the National Day (September 2) holiday.

Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi have been crowded during the National Day holiday.

A mid-autumn festival began in Hanoi’s Old Quarter on September 1, featuring myriad enticing activities.

Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm has reached his highest world ranking as he enters the top 20 chess players in September.